Publications by authors named "Emily Ofstun"
The purpose of this study is to update the available literature with information on the current use of robotic assisted surgery (RAS) in the Department of Defense (DoD) compared to the civilian world, and how the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic impacted RAS in the DoD. A total of 9,979 RAS cases between 01st October 2017 and 31st December 2020 were reviewed from every DoD Military Treatment Facility (MTF) that meets our inclusion criteria and employs various models of da Vinci robotic surgical systems (Intuitive Surgical). Specialty, number, and facility were recorded for each case.
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- The study investigates the role of macrophages in the intraluminal thrombus (ILT) formation during abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) development by analyzing ILT samples from six patients.
- The researchers hypothesize that ILT contains activated macrophages with a unique phenotypic profile and used various histological and immunofluorescent techniques to examine this.
- Findings reveal a distinct organization of collagen and a heterogeneous cell composition in the ILT, predominantly consisting of activated macrophages exhibiting specific markers, although the exact role of these cells in AAA remains unclear.